How the Claude Code team does code review: review shifts from a final gate to continuous running
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On October 17, 2026, Simon Willison quoted and commented on a blog post by Addy Osmani, Morgan Westlee Lunt, and Qing Wang about the Claude Code team's code review practices. The article's core point is: the Claude Code team's approach to code review has shifted—review is no longer a gate at the end of the development process but has become a continuously running process. This is the first report on the event, introducing the philosophy behind this change in review practice; there is no further coverage yet of implementation details or effects.
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- Simon WillisonQuoting Addy Osmani, Morgan Westlee Lunt, and Qing Wang
Simon Willison quotes an article by Addy Osmani, Morgan Westlee Lunt, and Qing Wang on how the Claude Code team does code review.
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